Robotics Assembly - Articles - Page 27

Compact SCARA is the Right Fit for Brake, Suspension Manufacturer

November 5, 2021

Bottlenecks can occur anywhere on the production line. A common place for this problem to occur is the 90-degree corner, where products usually fail to move as efficiently and quickly as they do on straightaways.

Strain Gauge Enables Bipedal Robot to Walk

Jim Camillo

October 21, 2021

Technical universities are often taken for granted in their development of manufacturing technology. Thankfully, this is not the case in Germany.

Robots Automate Testing of Nanosatellites

Jim Camillo

October 21, 2021

Satellites come in many shapes and sizes, including large, medium, small and nano. The latter are typically put into orbit by deployers on the International Space Station, or launched as secondary payloads on a carrier rocket.

Lockheed Cuts Production Time by 20 to 40 Percent

Five Things: Aerospace Assembly

October 15, 2021

Engineers at Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works recently completed a prototype aircraft article that demonstrates how transformational technologies can enable aircraft components to be built more than 50 percent faster, reducing total production time by 20 to 40 percent.

2021 Assembly Plant of the Year: GKN Drives Transformation With New Culture, Processes and Tools

A two-year-long continuous improvement initiative pays off in Newton, NC.

Austin Weber

October 13, 2021

All-wheel drive (AWD) technology has taken the automotive world by storm in recent years, because of its ability to effectively transfer power to the ground. Today, many sport utility vehicles use AWD for better acceleration, performance, safety and traction in all kinds of driving conditions.

Nissan Unveils Intelligent Assembly Plant

October 12, 2021

YOKOHAMA, Japan—Nissan unveiled a new assembly line at its Tochigi plant as part of the automaker’s Intelligent Factory initiative.

Flexible Feeder Solves Assembly Challenge

SCARA robots free skilled labor from dull, repetitive task.

Gurpreet Bhoot

October 7, 2021

Medbio is an ISO 13485:2016-certified contract manufacturer of medical devices and injection-molded plastic parts. Headquartered in Grand Rapids, MI, the company operates six manufacturing locations throughout Michigan and New York.

Induction Brazing

Induction brazing is faster, safer, greener and more repeatable than other brazing methods.

Jim Camillo

October 5, 2021

Nearly every assembly process can be performed in several ways. Which option a manufacturer or integrator chooses for the best result is usually the one that matches a proven technology with a specific application.

MIT System Optimizes a Robot's Physical Structure and Control Based on Terrain

October 4, 2021

CAMBRIDGE, MA—Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers have developed the RoboGrammar system, which automatically generates an optimal structure and controller for an arthropod-inspired robot to traverse a given terrain.

Four Considerations When Selecting EOAT

The perfect EOAT depends on four critical areas: environment, operating parameters, design and ancillary components.

Benjamin Pauzus Jr.

September 8, 2021

The automotive industry was one of the first to embrace robotics. Indeed, automakers have been benefiting from the technology since General Motors purchased the first industrial robot from Unimation way back in 1961.